Logan Webb took matters into his own hands to get (potential) SF Giants co-ace in MLB Draft

The SF Giants selected Jackson Flora with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. It was not a shocking choice, but what was somewhat surprising was the fact that Logan Webb got involved in the process.

Webb said that he made it known to decision-makers in the organization that Flora should be the team’s choice at No. 4 overall. Rarely do we hear of players making recommendations about who a team should draft, but that may just speak to Webb’s impatience with the way things are going right now.

"The potential is for him to be here pretty soon so I think it was a great choice. I'm excited to get to know him," Webb said.

Webb has been the undisputed ace of the Giants since the second half of 2021 and while he has had a few “co-aces” or at least strong No. 2 options in the rotation, from Kevin Gausman to Carlos Ródon to Alex Cobb to Blake Snell to Robbie Ray, he hasn’t had that consistent presence in the rotation to help take some of the pressure off him.

The Giants have made it very clear they are not comfortable spending a ton of money on starting pitchers so perhaps Webb’s insistence on the team drafting Flora is based on him realizing the only way he will get a reliable co-ace is if the Giants draft one.

Ray is almost certainly going to be traded ahead of the deadline so that will mean Webb will go back to being the lone ace in the rotation with a bunch of average arms around him.

Flora has the potential to turn into a co-ace for Giants

We don’t know what Flora will turn into yet, but he looks great on paper. He’s a tall right-hander with a high-velocity fastball and some promising secondary pitches. He’s 21 years old and it’s easy to see him moving through the minors fairly quickly and potentially being in the big leagues by 2028.

It also doesn’t hurt that he grew up a Giants fan. Lest you think he was a fake Giants fan or just a bandwagoner from the East Bay, he dropped a deep cut Giants name by referencing Jeff Samardzija in his first comments to reporters. That’s like saying one of your favorite Weezer songs is, “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived,” since it lets everyone know that you know ball. 

In a dream scenario, Webb and Flora are atop San Francisco’s rotation in a few years. In a real dream scenario, Tarik Skubal is in the rotation but that’s in the realm of fantasy land. Flora may be the franchise’s best hope at a co-ace for Webb which is a lot of pressure to put on him but hope is a lot more than Giants fans have had when it comes to young organizational pitching in recent years.

Webb was the last homegrown arm to prove that he’s a long-term piece of the rotation. He knows that’s the only way he’s going to get any help in the rotation going forward so it makes sense that he got involved in the process and made it be known that Flora was his preferred choice. 

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